Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses and Grass-Like
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen, Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Arching, Clumping
Native To: Western USA
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Intermountain Conditions
Container Sizes: #1
Sunset Garden Zones: 3B-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Aristida purpurea is a warm-season bunchgrass known for its fine-textured blue-green foliage and purplish, feathery seed heads that bloom spring through fall. This is a winter-dormant grass and will go deciduous in cold and temperate areas. It may stay green in warm winters. Ideal for xeriscaping, erosion control, wildlife-friendly gardens, borders or edging pathways, revegetation. Best in a well-draining sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; high tolerance for limestone. Needs full sun for optimal growth, partial shade will lose quality and color. Very heat-tolerant. Deer-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.
Aristida purpurea is a warm-season bunchgrass known for its fine-textured blue-green foliage and purplish, feathery seed heads that bloom spring through fall. This is a winter-dormant grass and will go deciduous in cold and temperate areas. It may stay green in warm winters. Ideal for xeriscaping, erosion control, wildlife-friendly gardens, borders or edging pathways, revegetation. Best in a well-draining sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; high tolerance for limestone. Needs full sun for optimal growth, partial shade will lose quality and color. Very heat-tolerant. Deer-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.
